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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1996 and began play in 1997. [1] The WNBA has kept a record of its win–loss statistics since its inception. There are currently 12 teams that play in the WNBA, and there are also six defunct WNBA teams accounted for in the league's win–loss records.
Pages in category "Defunct Women's National Basketball Association teams" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
While not the first major women's professional basketball league in the United States (a distinction held by the defunct WBL), the WNBA is the only league to receive full backing of the NBA. [6] The WNBA logo, "Logo Woman", paralleled the NBA logo and was selected out of 50 different designs. [5]
Toggle Defunct Teams subsection. 13.1 Cleveland Rockers. 13.2 Charlotte Sting. 13.3 Houston Comets. 13.4 Miami Sol. 13.5 Sacramento Monarchs. ... (WNBA) playoff ...
Women's National Basketball Association standings navigational boxes (2 C, 5 P) T. ... Template:WNBA defunct teams; F. Template:WNBA Commissioner's Cup; Template:WNBA ...
The WNBA awarded conference championships between 1998 and 2015 to the winners of the Conference Finals in the playoffs. Conference championships were not awarded in the 1997 inaugural season, and they were again discontinued since the WNBA adopted its current single-table playoff format in 2016. WNBA champions in bold. 1998: Cleveland Rockers
The eight teams with the best regular season records, regardless of conference, qualify for the WNBA playoffs to determine the league's champion in the WNBA Finals. Since 2022, the playoffs have used a best-of-three series in the first round, where teams are seeded based on regular season performance, and a best-of-five format for the ...
The top eight teams in the regular season, without regard to conference affiliation, advance to the playoffs, which are seeded based strictly on regular-season record (with tiebreakers as needed). The bottom four playoff teams play single-elimination games (5 vs. 8, 6 vs. 7) in the first round, with the higher seeds (5 and 6) hosting the games.